Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1687–1703)
Austrian archduchess
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Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josepha Colletta Antonia; 6 March 1687 – 14 April 1703) was the penultimate child of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife, Princess Eleonore Magdalene of Pfalz-Neuburg.
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Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
| Maria Josepha of Austria | |
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1703 engraving | |
| Born | 6 March 1687 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 14 April 1703 (aged 16) Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Father | Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Eleonore Magdalene of the Palatinate |
Biography
Born at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, as a member of the reigning House of Habsburg, she was the fifth daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife, Princess Eleonore Magdalene of Pfalz-Neuburg.
Two of her siblings became Holy Roman Emperors, Joseph I and Charles VI, and her elder sister, Maria Anna, became the Queen of Portugal, while her other sisters Maria Elisabeth and Maria Magdalena became Governors of the Austrian Netherlands and County of Tyrol respectively.
Death
On 14 April 1703, Maria Josepha died of smallpox at the age of sixteen, and was buried in the Imperial Crypt, while her heart was placed in the Herzgruft at the Augustinian Church, Vienna.
Ancestors
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